The Francophile’s Guide To Shopping The High Street

Great fashion is everywhere in France. Not only is the nation home to some of the world’s most beloved couture houses and high-end labels, but all its countrymen (and women!) seem to have a perfect wardrobe of clothes at the ready; you never see a Gallic citizen wearing the wrong thing. So how do they pull it off? Surely Chanel, Dior and Lanvin do not give out national discounts.

You’ll find the secret in the slideshow above, where I’ve included 11 contemporary labels French ladies and gents frequent the way us Americans hit up J.Crew. Click through to shop like a Parisian.